to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
curse; spell; malediction
air hole; windhole; ventilator
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
fate; destiny; predestination
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to feel; to sense; to experience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself